Sekolah di Sabah ditutup jika IPU melebihi 150 selama tiga hari berturut-turut (Dwibahasa)
KOTA KINABALU: Kerajaan Negeri mengarahkan semua sekolah di kawasan yang mencatatkan bacaan Indeks Pencemaran Udara (IPU) melebihi 150 selama tiga hari berturut-turut ditutup buat sementara waktu.
Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri, Datuk Zainudin Aman, yang juga Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Bencana Negeri, berkata langkah itu diambil bagi melindungi murid dan guru daripada kesan buruk jerebu terhadap kesihatan.
“Langkah ini juga selaras dengan arahan Kementerian Pendidikan susulan titah nasihat Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim,” katanya dalam satu kenyataan di sini hari ini.
Setakat ini, semua sekolah di Tawau telah diarahkan ditutup mulai Rabu (14 Oktober) berikutan keadaan jerebu yang semakin buruk.
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KOTA KINABALU: The State Government has directed that schools in areas exceeding 150 Air Pollutant Index (API) readings for three consecutive days will be closed down temporarily.
State Secretary Datuk Zainudin Aman who is also the State Disaster Committee chairman said the move was to protect the school children and teachers from the effect of the harmful haze.
"This is also in line with the Education Ministry's directive following the Royal Advice issued by the Yang di Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim," he said in a statement here today.
So far, all schools in Tawau have been directed to be closed beginning Wednesday (Oct 14) due to the worsening haze conditions.
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